Syosset, New York

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Syosset has a total area of 5.0 sqmi, all land. Syosset absorbed the hamlet and former CDP of Locust Grove for the 1990 census. Furthermore, Syosset gained some territory between the 2000 census and 2010 census from Muttontown and also lost some territory which was annexed to the village of Laurel Hollow.

Syosset is approximately 32 mi east of Midtown Manhattan, 14 mi east of the eastern border with Queens, 23 mi southeast of the Throgs Neck Bridge, and 168 mi southeast of Albany, the state capital. It borders Oyster Bay and Laurel Hollow to the north, Woodbury to the east, Plainview and Hicksville to the south, and Jericho and Muttontown to the west. Syosset is accessible to New York City by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the Long Island Expressway by car.

Syosset is served by the Syosset LIRR station, the Syosset Post Office, the Syosset Central School District, the Syosset Public Library, the Syosset Fire Department, and the Jericho Water District.

Greater Syosset area

The Greater Syosset area consists of 2 villages and 2 unincorporated hamlets

• Syosset
• Woodbury
• Muttontown
• Laurel Hollow

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 19,259 people, 6,170 households, and 5,307 families residing in Syosset. The population density was 3,785.8 PD/sqmi. There were 6,354 housing units at an average density of 1,274.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of Syosset was 62.7% White, 1.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 31.4% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 4.1% are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Syosset, like many other places on the North Shore of Long Island, has a large Jewish population, as well as a large number of residents of Italian and East Asian origin. 35.4% of the population spoke a language other than English at home, mostly Chinese or Korean.

There were 8,131 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.33.

In Syosset, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in Syosset was $180,297, and the median income for a family was $223,508. Males had a median income of $109,742 versus $77,038 for females. The per capita income for Syosset was $78,230. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. The median home value is $944,786, while the average listing price of a home in the CDP was $1,164,815.

Education

Almost all of the CDP is in Syosset Central School District with a small piece extending into Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District.

Notable people

• 3lau, DJ
• Judd Apatow, screenwriter, television producer, and film producer
• Jay Bienstock, Emmy Award–winning producer, Survivor and The Apprentice
• Sue Bird, Israeli-American Women's National Basketball Association point guard, 4× WNBA champion, 5× Olympic champion, 12× All-Star (Seattle Storm)
• Richard Bishop, Olympic gymnast
• Alan S. Blinder, economist, professor of Economics & Public Affairs at Princeton University, vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1994–1996, writer, author, and columnist
• Leslie Buck, businessman, designer of the Anthora coffee cup
• Elaine Chao, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
• George_Drakoulias, music producer, music supervisor
• Charles T. Duryea - member of the New York State Assembly
• Ben Ehrenreich, novelist
• William Everdell, historian
• Alex Flinn, novelist
• Bev Francis, IFBB professional Australian female bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion
• Sibel Galindez, actress
• Jared Grasso, college basketball coach
• Eric Haber, professional poker player and hedge-fund manager
• Chris Heintz, former MLB player and current manager of Minnesota Twins minor league affiliate
• Alfred Hershey (1908–1997), Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist
• Michael Isikoff, investigative journalist
• Cliff Josephy, professional poker player
• Ned Lamont, 89th governor of Connecticut
• Michael Lohan, television personality and father of actress Lindsay Lohan
• Jon Lovett, podcast host, screenwriter, former speechwriter for Barack Obama
• Derick Martini, screenwriter and film director
• Robert Maschio, actor, Dr. Todd "The Todd" Quinlan on Scrubs
• Idina Menzel, actress and singer
• Grant Napear, broadcast journalist, Sacramento Kings (NBA) play-by-play announcer
• Ed Newman, former All-Pro offensive guard, Miami Dolphins
• Eric Nystrom, NHL player, son of four time New York Islanders Stanley Cup champion Bob Nystrom
• Adam Pascal, actor
• Bruce Pecheur, model and actor
• Natalie Portman, actress
• Bruce Randall, Mr. Universe 1959
• Aesop Rock, hip-hop musician
• Sal Romano, MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
• Felissa Rose, actress
• Howie Rose, sportscaster for New York Mets, New York Islanders
• Gabe Rotter, novelist, television writer and producer
• Jim Rowinski, former NBA player; Big Ten MVP
• Dave Rubin, comedian and television personality
• Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, sportscaster and sports journalist
• Rob Scuderi, NHL player and Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Gail G. Shapiro, pediatric allergist
• Mikey Wax, musician
• Meg Wolitzer, novelist
• Irad Young (born 1971), American-Israeli soccer player
• Jordan Young, television producer and writer

In popular culture

• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt is set in Syosset in 1967.
• In Adam Sandler's Mr. Deeds, Winona Ryder's character says she is originally from Syosset.
• In New York Minute, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's characters live with their father in Syosset.
• Secrets and Wives features wealthy women from Old Westbury, Roslyn, and Syosset.
• Asteroid 250774 Syosset, discovered by Richard Kowalski in 2005, was named for the hamlet on Long Island. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on January 9, 2020 (M.P.C. 120069).
• In Soapdish, Whoopi Goldberg's character reveals that Montana Moorhead was formerly Milton Moorhead of Syosset.
• In the Comedy Central show Review (season 1, episode 3) the viewer question about pancakes comes from "Nick from Syosset, New York".
• In the 2021 television series Gossip Girl, the character Julien Calloway turns down a sponsorship from a strip mall in Syosset in the first episode of season 1.
• In Only Murders in the Building, the character Oliver Putnam says that he went to a wedding in Syosset.
• In The Kominsky Method, Mindy's boyfriend Martin grew up in Syosset.
• In HBO's Girls, the character Ray Ploshansky mentions that he has an aunt who lives in Syosset.
• In the 2019 crime drama film Bad Education, Syosset's school district is mentioned several times as being a competitor of nearby Roslyn Union Free School District, where events take place.

Syosset Fire Department

The Syosset Fire Department (SFD) consists of five all-volunteer fire companies and one all-volunteer EMS company. The SFD operates out of three fire stations, located throughout the area which encompasses Syosset, Woodbury, and parts of Muttontown, Oyster Bay Cove, Laurel Hollow, Cold Spring Harbor, East Norwich, Jericho, Hicksville, and Plainview. With 17.5 square miles, it is the largest coverage area in Nassau County. They operate a fire apparatus fleet of five engines, two trucks, one rescue, three ambulances, and several special, support, and reserve units.

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